cooking with kids : easy pizza recipe

Despite the fact the sun was shining when we woke up, it decided to leave us and bring the rain too soon, so all our outdoorsy plans faded…

Every time I ask Alexa what does she want to play she says cooking… she loves it! So since it was just going to be the two of us that night I decided we could do pizza and a movie!

Making dough is an easy and fun activity to do your kids… and since it was raining we thought it was a great way to spend our evening.

When making this dough I don’t usually use exact measurements but they are roughly this:

- 2 cups of flour

- water

- 1 spoon of oil

- pinch of salt

(We like thin and crispy base so we don’t use baking powder in the mix but you can use self raising flour or pre made pizza mix)

Firstly we put the flour with a pinch of salt in a bowl , and then we add the oil and the water in small amounts.

Now here comes the fun part for the little ones : Knead!

Alexa can spend hours with a piece of dough, making figurines, circles, snakes… that’s why I always leave a little bit for her to play.

Once the ingredients are well combined ( If it gets too sticky you can add more flour) we make a ball, or little balls if we want smaller pizzas and we leave it to set for 30 min on the fridge.

Once the dough has rested is time for the other fun part : stretch the dough and play master pizza makers ¡ ; )

Once you have the base ready, put it in a pre heated over at about 185c for 5 min and then take it out again and add the tomato and cheese. If this step is going to be done by the little ones, make sure you transfer the base to a plate or wooden board that is not hot.

For Alexa’s we just used tomato and cheese this time, and I added a little bit of roasted cauliflower and bacon that I had left over from lunch. You can put whatever you like best… one of my favourites are mushrooms and stilton cheese or rocket and ham!

If you are going to give it a try and are on instragram don’t forget to share it with me @sofiaplana . I hope you enjoy this fun and easy recipe as much as we do!

Hey there and welcome! I’m Sofia, the face behind this blog where I share bits and pieces of my life and adventures as a mum in London, my photography and all the things that inspire me, and hopefully you too.